Chadian rebels kill President Idriss Deby
Chadian President Idriss Deby has died after suffering injuries on the frontline against rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday according to the AFP.
Mr Deby was immediately replaced by a military council led by his son, AFP reported. The parliament was also reportedly dissolved.
Mr Deby, 68, was on Monday declared winner of a presidential election held on April 11.
The Chad president “has just breathed his last defending the sovereign nation on the battlefield” spokesman General Azem Bermandoa Agouna said in a televised statement.
The army had previously announced that rebels marching towards the capital, N’Djamena, were beaten back over the weekend.
Mr Deby assumed power in 1990 on the back of a rebellion 1990. He had been on the frontlines with the country’s troops in the fight against political rebels and Boko Haram insurgents.
He had won six elections since assuming power.
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